Japan's coastline moved over 800 feet after the devastating Jan 1. earthquake

Re:Japan's coastline moved over 800 feet after the devastati... by sparky_z on Monday January 15, 2024 @11:29PM (#39009506)

To clarify, it's not that a particular point of coastal land moved 800 ft away from where it had been previously. It's that some of the land was uplifted past sea level--essentially it "rose up out of the water"--effectively moving the location of the coastline.

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Re:Japan's coastline moved over 800 feet after the devastati... by ahazred8ta on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @01:01AM (#39009977)

For comparison, land surface movement near the 2004 tsunami was less than 1 meter.

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